SAT List 13 Flashcards
(25 cards)
Retract
To take back, to withdraw, to pull back
Enhance
To make better, to augment
Ambiguous
Unclear in meaning, confusing, capable of being interpreted in at least two plausible ways
Paucity
Scarcity
Rescind
To make void, repeal, annul,
Subtle
Not obvious, able to make fine distinctions, crafty
Zealous
Fervent, enthusiastically devoted to something
Benign
Gentle, harmless, kind, mild
Compliant
Yielding, submissive
Emulate
To strive to equal or excel, usually through imitation
Innumerable
Too many to number or count, many
Meander
To wander slowly
Authoritarian
Like a dictator
Brawn
Bulk, muscles
Contrite
Deeply apologetic, remorseful
Exemplify
To serve as an example of
Facilitate
To make easier
Hypothetical
Uncertain, unproven
Recalcitrant
Stubbornly defiant of authority or control
Ambulatory
Able to walk, walking
Diffident
Timid, lacking if self confidence
Drone
To talk on and on in a full way
Marred
Damaged, bruised
Nullify
To make unimportant